Cultivator and weed destroyer



July 3, 1928. 1,676,172

D. W. WARNER CULTIVATOR AND WEED DESTROYER Filed Oct. 17, 1927 /35 X Z0 g 342 A/ WW/QRNER.

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My invention relates to improvements in cultivator and weed destroyers, and the obthe bars 1 andA 1 to whic .ject of the invention` is to devise a simple device which will cultivate the land, and-at the same time remove all noxious weeds such as, Canada thistle, twitch grass, sow thistle, and prickly ear, and leave them on the to soll where t ey can be easily collected an l destroyed, and it consists essentially of the arran ement and construction of parts as hereina er more particularly explamed.

. Fig. 1 is a plan view shown partially 1n, section of my device.' j

Fig. 2 is aside elevation showmg the adjacent carrier wheel of the cultivator removed, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3- 3 Figure 1.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure. l

1 indicates a main frame which is sub-I stantiall U-shaped in form and comprising side ang e bars 1x and 1 and an end bar 2. Beneath the bars 1 and 1 are supplemental angle bars 2x suitably secured to the bars 1X and 1..

3 are hangers dependin 'from each of are secured at their lower ends horizontal angle pieces 3" to which is secured a strap bearing 4.-. and 5x are sprocket gears provided with hubs 6 and 6c provided with an internal ratchet 6.

The main sprockets 5 and 5* are rovided with supplemental hub portions fitting within the strap bearings 4 so as to be turnable therein. v

8 isa shaft extendi through the' hub portions7 so as to exten transversely of the main frame lbetween the bars 1x and 1 thereof, 9 and 10 are cylinder heads secured to the shaft 8 and between which extend cross bars 11 arranged around the eriphery ofthe heads 9 and 10 in lsuita ly spaced a art positionsand from which extend radial vspikes 12 suitabl arranged so that when the cylinder is revo ved the spikes engage the surface of the land to tear it up. 13 is a supplemental shaft 'ournalled in bearings 14 carried between t e barsl" and 2c on one side of the machine and the bar 1 and a bar corresponding to the bar 2"-10- cated beneath the same. 16 and' 17 are s rocket pinions connected byv .sprocketcliains 18 and`19 to the sprocket gears 5 .and

5 is secured a beve 5". 20 and 21 are carrier wheels mounted upon the crank axles 22 and 23 carried in bearings 24 and 25 secured to the bars 1* and 1. ,26 are gear quadrants secured to the bearings 24 and 25,'and 27 isa lever se' cured to each crank axle 22 and 23 and coactmg with each quadrant 26 by means of a dog 28 which may be released b an .suitable means such as a spring held pu wire 27x and a finger lever 27.

By this means the positions of the crankl axles 22 and may be adjusted to raise and lower the main. frame and thereby adjust the position of the spikes 12 of the cylinder in relation to the ground.

29 are pawls carried by the shaft 8 to coact with the internal ratchet gear of the head 6 so as to maintain an even driving tension on the chains 18 and 19. 30-are draw bars connected to the main frame 1 at one end and to a suitableh tractor device at the opposite end. 3l is-a gear case through which the shaft 13 extendsand which is supported at its forward end upon the cross bar 2 and is further supported by a truss rod 32 extendin transverse of the machine between the si ev `bars 1x and 1. 33 is the drive lshaft of the tractor` which isconnected by a universaljoint 3,4: to a longitudinal shaft 35 extending into vthe led gear 36. 37 is a bevelled pinion secured to the shaft 13 and withQwhich the .gear 36 meshes. By this, means la drivin connection is formed from the vtractor s aft 33 to the spiked Vc linder through the universal joint 34, sha t 35, .bevelled ear 36,` bevelled pinion 37,`shaft 13, sp roc et pinions 16 and 17, sprocket chains 18 and 19, sprocket gears 5 and 5c in driving connection with the shaft 8 through the internal ratchets 6 and pawls 29to'which the cylinder heads are connected. By the lconstruction above described it will 'be seen that as my cultivating device is drawn slowly over the surface of the ground the cylinder provided with the spikes 12 is lrotated at a highspeed so that it will tear -up the soil, engage the weed roots and ex- `that they will readilyy dry out and can be easily gathered if necessary.

From this vdescription it will be seen that I have -devised a very simple device which will eiliciently' break up the surface of the land, and at the Sametime serve as a weed gear case 31 and to which l ios destroyer, extractingl the weeds lfrom the land and leaving them on the top soil so that they willl be killed out by the rays of the sun.

It may-be found advisable to yprovidea shield 38 so as to prevent the roots and other matter picked up bfy from being thrown orward.y

What I claim as my invention is A cultivator and weed destroyer coniprising a horizentallyset Ussbapedfframep a spiked'cynnder revolvably mounted besupplemental drive the revolving spikes `theVY Vframe.

maln drive -shatl and nection between the .transverse shaft, a sprocket drive between the transverse shaft and each of the aforesaid sprocket gears, and carrier wheels for DANIEL YWEBSTER WARNER'. 

